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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Metal | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a score of 82.7 against 76.7. Although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's construction is lighter and a bit thinner. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, so it counts with lots of additional features and optimized performance.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a higher pixels amount in each inch of display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a back facing camera with much more megapixels, a way larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much greater storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's battery lifetime is just as good as Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's battery performance.
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